Age no barrier to personal development

Age doesn't have to be a problem if you're thinking about tackling a Degree.

Jonty Hickson worked in the Travel and Tourism industry for 20 years as a tour operator, sales executive and in customer support, but noticed most of his colleagues were gaining degrees and he knew he could and should rise to the challenge too.

After successfully completing the UCLan Foundation Degree in Tourism & Events Management at Runshaw College, Jonty progressed onto our Tourism Management programme at Preston campus.

He said: "The course at Runshaw reignited my passion for the industry and gave me the enthusiasm to acquire my dream job as Senior Reservations Consultant at the luxury travel company, Destinology.

"My tutor encouraged the use of the UCLan facilities available to me and I completed a WISER workshop at UCLan, which resulted in me increasing my average results from 50% to 75%."

Jonty, who sadly lost his wife in 2009, added: "The compact and flexible study time offered by Runshaw gave me the ability to work and study at the same time, as well as bring up my three young children (6,8 and 10) as a single parent."

Jonty is keen for others to see what he has achieved in his circumstances and be motivated by his experience, and is very much looking forward to continuing his personal development within our programme.